Abrasive mitt



Dec.. 2S, 1937. H. GREENWALD ABRASIVE MITT Filed June 19, 193e ATTORNEY.

Panad Dee. 2s, .1937

.UNIT-ED ys'rA'rrs 24,103,455 Y .maasrvn M11-jr Herman Greenwald,Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Herman Greenwald and Emanuel Koenig, NewYork, N..Y., doing business as Hygrade Novel- 'Hty Co.'

Application June 19, 1936, Serial No; 86,097

Claims.

This invention relates to a new and useful im- 'provement in abrasivemitts. y

Broadly, it is an object of my invention to provide an abrasive holderwhich is convenient, in-

5 expensive and `practical for cleaning and polishing all kinds of pots,pans, kettles and kitchenware at the same time protecting the hand ofthe user from water, harmful scouring powders, soaps,l

user, thus reducing the danger of infection that may be caused by theabrasive material or the article to be cleaned.

Another, object is'to produce a hand covering which will keep the handdry during the cleaning or polishing process, thereby preventingunsightly,

roughened, reddened and chapped hands.

Still another object is to produce an abrasive holder which is simple tomanufacture, inex pensive, effective and in which the abrasive used canbe readily replaced or, readjusted.

With these and other objects in view, as will be more fully set forthhereinafter, my invention consists in the novel construction,combination of elements and' arrangements of parts which will beexemplified in the' operation and construction herein described in thefollowing specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

The invention will first be described in connection with theaccompanying drawing wherein 4 similar reference characters are used todesignate corresponding parts throughout the severalviews and morespecifically defined and indicated in the through hooks I5 and s Hooksare my preferred appended claims.

Attention is directed to the drawing, in which: Fig. l is a frontelevation, showing the rinside or palm view of the abrasive mittcontaining the pocket for the abrasive.

Fig. 2 illustrates the reverse side thereof, 50 equivalent to the backof the hand, showing the attaching or retaining means for holding theabrasive.

Fig. 3 -is a side elevation of the abrasive mitt, and 55 Fig. 4 is anenlarged transverse section, taken through the mitt containing theabrasive, as in, dicated by the line 5-5 in Fig. 1. e

Referring to the drawing in Fig. 1, I0 represents a section of awaterproof material which fits over the palm and fingers of the hand andthe wrist. 5 'Ihis material may be of .o'ilcloth, arubber coated fabricor other waterproof material. A pocket I I, l preferably of the samematerial as section I0, is provided across the finger portion of thehand and along the entire width of the mitt. This pocket 1`0 has anopening at both ends so that an abrasive I2, or other cleaning material,may be placed within said pocket II, and drawn through the opening I3,at the upper end of the finger portion. A back section I 4, preferablyof the same water- 15 proof material as section I0, is provided to.coverthe back of the hand. Hooks I5 and I6 are firmly attached to atape I1, said tape being stitched or cemented to the upper end of theback section I4.

Sections I0 and I4 and pocket'II are securely 20 held together-by meansof binding strips, said binding strips being either stitched or firmlycemented down. Pocket II, is edged with similar bindin'g strips I9 and20 and the bottom of the back section I4 with binding strip 2l. Section25 IIJlalso contains a'binding strip 24 at the thumb opening 23.

Sections I0 and I4 are not joined together at the wrist section, asshown at 22, thus providing an opening to receive the hand as picturedby dotted 3o line 26'. A thumb opening 23, is provided through .whichthe. thumb is inserted when the mitt is placed in position for use.While I only picture a right handed mitt with one thumb opening, I donot wish to be understood as confining my in- 35 vention to a right handalone.

' Any type of abrasive, such as steel wool, copper wool, cotton Waste,or the like, may be used as the abrasive, cleaner or polisher and saidabrasive is placed within the pocket I I, drawn through the 40 vopeningI3, near the top, over the top of the mitt and is then attached byplacing the abrasive means of attaching the abrasive or polishingmateri'al. Section I0, may beprovided with an eye- 45 let 25, placednear the Wrist portion so that the mitt may be readily hung upon thehook.

Referring to Fig. 4, it will be readily seen that the abrasive I2, liesbetween pocket section "II and palm sectionA I0, and the fingers 21, liebetween palmsection I0 and the back section I4.

' In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I havedescribed my invention together with -the constructions which I nowconsider to represent the best'embodimerrt thereof, but I de- 55 sire itunderstood that my invention is not confined to the particular formsshown and de` 1. An abrasive mitt in the class described, comprising aback and front section bound together,

a Wrist opening at they lower end and a iinger portion at the upper end,a thumb opening formed in a side edge thereof, a pocket across the frontsection of the finger portion, said pocket being open at the fingerportion and the lower end to hold a exible abrasive strip, part of saidabrasive strip beingk drawn through the' opening at the finger portion.

2. An abrasive mitt of -the class described, comprising a back sectionand a front section, a

y thumb opening in a side edge thereof and a wrist portion at the lowerend and a finger' portion at the upper end, said front and back sectionsbeing bound together at their marginal edges, a Wrist opening at saidWristportion, a pocket on said mitt across the front section andattached to said marginal edges, said pocket being open at the saidfinger portion and itsopposite end, whereby a flexible abrasive stripmay be placed within said pocketand partly drawn through the openingatthe finger portion and over the upper part of the back section, andattaching means at the finger end of the back section for holding saidabrasive strip in place.

3. An'abrasive mitt of the class described, comprising a back and frontsection bound together. said sections having a wrist and finger end, anopening at the wrist end for the hand, a thumb opening formed in a sideedge thereof, a pocket to hold one end, of a iiexible abrasive strip,said pocket being attached across the iinger end of the front sectionand open at the finger end and the end nearest the Wrist endr and a tapeattached to the finger end of the back portion, said tape containinghools for holding the other end of i said flexible abrasive strip inposition.

4. An abrasive mitt ofthe class described, comprising a back and frontsection bound together, said back and front sections having a finger endand wrist end, an opening at said Wrist end to admit' a hand, a thumbopening formed in a side.

edge thereof, a pocket for a flexible abrasive strip attached to thefinger end of the front section having an opening at the linger end andthe end nearest the wrist end, part of said fiexible abrasive stripbeing drawn through saidV pocketl opening at the finger end and overpart of the finger end of the back section and fastened to hooksattached to the finger end of the back section.

5. An abrasive mitt of the class described, cornprising a back and frontsection boundl together, a Wrist opening on one end, a thumb openingformed in a side edge thereof, .a pocket attached to the front sectionat the finger end, said pocket being open both at the finger end and theend opposite vsaid finger end for holding a iiexible abrasive strip,said abrasive strip being drawn throughv said pocket openingjat thefinger end and over part of the back section, said abrasive 4beingfastened to hooks attached to said back section.

HERMAN GREENWALD.

